Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2016

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the OECD Development Centre and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will release their joint African Economic Outlook 2016. This yearly report contains country notes with projections and analysis on macroeconomic, finance, trade, social and human development trends and statistics for all 54 African countries. For the first time, the statistical annex includes data on gender, comparing indicators from the three partner organisations. The report will be launched on the first day of the 51st AfDB Annual Meetings, which will take place from May 23-27, 2016 in Lusaka, Zambia.

With its special theme on Sustainable Cities and Structural Transformation, the 2016 edition of the African Economic Outlook analyses the diversity and specific features of the continent’s urbanisation process, how it is profoundly transforming African societies, and what opportunities it offers for structural transformation and sustainable growth.

The African Economic Outlook 2016 and 54 country notes will be available in English and French from 7 a.m. GMT for immediate release on the African Economic Outlook website http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/.

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